Watch: A Pikachu Outbreak has taken over a Japanese town
Japan’s annual Pikachu festival from August 6 to August 12 features thousands of human-size Pokémon marching about Yokohama’s Minato Mirai area.
Cuteness Overload. Kawaii desu ne.😍 #PikachuOutbreak #ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ pic.twitter.com/VMTlinIxDd
— Czy Aldovino ザイ。 (@zhai_361) August 6, 2019
Japan’s Pikachu Outbreak has begun and locals and tourists are out on the roads dancing with huge – often psychedelic – Pikachus. An annual festival that takes place from August 6 to August 12, the dances and marches celebrate Pikachu, the most well-known pocket monster from the hit show and video game Pokémon.
With dances, and processions of over 2,000 Pikachus wobbling along, the roads of Yokohama’s Minato Mirai take on a different colour this week.
The only thing keeping me up past 9PM (or 21:00) 😲. @BLinerWater #pikachuoutbreak #NewDreamJob #Jetlag pic.twitter.com/8Zweh2cVlt
— Bri Nakamura (@BrizeeWater) August 6, 2019
可愛すぎて、愛おしくて、こんな特等席で見れて私は幸せものです。#ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ2019 #ピカチュウ #ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ #ポケモン pic.twitter.com/IVb4jYyD1O
— 凪咲🐨 (@nagi0915koala) August 6, 2019
#ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ
— いぬんご🇯🇵GoFest8/6初日 (@p0kem0ng000) August 6, 2019
赤レンガパーク
「みなとみらいの海×ピカチュウ 」
途中カトちゃんみたいにセクシーになるところギャンかわヨ
ホテル戻ったら全編続あげよかな(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵) pic.twitter.com/wnYh3FfuYj
Co-sponsored this year by makers of the popular game Pokémon-Go the festival sees hundreds of people travel to Minato Mirai on a Pokémon-decorated metro. According to online sources, this year’s festival will be joined by other Pokémon, such as Squirrel, Charmander and Eevee.
The Sakuragicho/Minatomirai area in Yokohama is currently decorated for the #pikachuoutbreak event. Still ongoing until August 12. pic.twitter.com/KyaQ3x2W9I
— life in japan is strange (Ebi) (@hannari_eri) August 6, 2019
クイーンズスクエア内、イーブイの大行進。もふもふがいっぱい。
— ゆきち (@yuki_pika2) August 6, 2019
最後に来た女の子が、カメラ目線で手を振ってくれた。
(*´∇`)ﾉ#ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ pic.twitter.com/0hrDzBgqrL